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COTO, Neide Pena; MEIRA, Josete Barbosa Cruz  e  DIAS, Reinaldo Brito e. Nasal fracture in sports: its occurrence and importance. RSBO (Online) [online]. 2010, vol.7, n.3, pp. 349-353. ISSN 1984-5685.

INTRODUCTION: The increasing number of participants in various sports, mainly those practiced indoors, brought a significant increase of orofacial injuries in sports, especially nasal fractures, which rank third in incidence in all sports. OBJECTIVE AND LITERATURE REVIEW: To study the causes, occurrence and importance of nasal fracture in sports, as providing ways of protecting the maxillofacial area in sports is the responsibility of the dentist, area in which Sports Dentistry is establishing itself. CONCLUSION: A long athlete withdrawal carries great physical and psychological damage, as well as financial loss to his club. Attention in providing ways of protection for the athlete is required.

Palavras-chave : nasal fracture; fractures in sports; nasal fracture in sports.